Display stand



Sept'. 8, 1925.

-O. A. KENEFICK I DISPLAY STAND Filed Oct. 21, 1922 OUR ABSENT BROTHERS XJFO ATTORNEY.

Patented Sept. 8, 1925.

Uhil'i' OWEN A. Kanarien, or Lawn-nnen, rrnssacnusnrrs.

DISPLAY STAND.

Application filed October 21, 1922.

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Re it known that I, OWEN A. Kanarien, a citizen et he United States, residing at "rence, in the county of Essex and State rassachusetts, have invented certain nen and use iul improvements in Display Stands, of; which the following is a specification.

rllhis invention relates to display cabinets and is especially designed for use in the rooms of lodges and other societies which Wish to keep a roll of honor or roll of deceased members, particularly of those who have deceased recently.

It comprises in general a pedestal or stand on which is mounted a cabinet with an opening in the front. Over this 0pening in the front is an illuminated transparent sign, and under or behind it are other illuminated signs, While directly behind is a record holder which may be of any permanent form or, preferably, provided with removable records.

Preferably also, under the cabinet and over the pedestal, is a drawer or container in which to store the old records and unused records.

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a front elevation oit my cabinet and pedestal.

2 is a side elevation as from the left or Fig. 1 with parts of the Cabinet broken to show the interior.

Fig. 3 is'a 'frontelevation of the record holder removed from the cabinet.

ln the drawings, A is a pedestal which rests upon the floor, such as T, or a table, platform, or other suitable resting place.

On top of the pedestal A, I show a base B provided with an opening for a drawer 11 ot suitable size to contain the old and unused records or cards 12 Which it into the record holder H. Preferably, this container' B is provided With doors 10 which are ornamental on the outside and whereby the opening 'for the drawer 11 can be closed,

F is a cabinet, preferably, of ornamental form, in the `front of which is an opening G. @ver this opening G, I provide a transparent sign 2O and at the bottom other glass signs 21 each containing any suitable legend.

rhe record holder H is shown as in the form of an imitation bool; into which can be inserted from time to time the blank record cards upon which names and other insciptions can be placed until the card is fille Serial No. 596,190.

After being filled, it can be removed and placed in the drawer 11 and a neul card subituted.

1 p ei'er to illuminate the inside of my cabinet, together With the signs 2O and 21 and the record holder H, by means of electric bulbs, the current for which may be supplied by means of a cable such as G.

As shown, one or more bulbs 40 are located near the top of the cabinet behind the sign 20 in position to illuminate the front of record holder H, and one or more other bulbs 1.1.1 are located at the bottom of the cabinet behind the signs 21.

l find it convenient to cover the bulbs 41 with a case 112 having a shoulder 413 upon which the record holder H can rest, the other or top end resting against the back 1!) oi" cabinet F. This back may be attached by hinges 16 and the record holder H passed in from the back, or the opening G may be ot' such size that it can be passed in from the front.

As shown, this record holder includes a rectangular' Wooden frame 50 with a-glass .front 51 behind which is a sheet metal or pasteboard support 52 ornamented to imita te a book and having rectangular openings 56 and 57.

Behind these openings 56 and 57, the cards 12 are placed and are held in position by a back 53 Which may be held in position by buttons such as 54, or by any other convenient means.

The case 42 may have a back door /14 hinged at the bottom and with a catch at the top, or may be open at the back.

1t is obvious that the pedestal may be dispensed with and the cabinet may rest upon a table or other support, as indica-ted by line .fc-y of Fig. 1.

1t is also obvious that the opening, such as G, may be litted with transparent glass such as indicated by the dotted lines 27 shown in Fig. 2.

I claim:

1. In a display device, the combination with a cabinet having an ornamental front with an opening, a transparent -sign above the opening, and a boX With a shoulder at the back and a transparent sign at the front behind the bottom of said opening; of a bodily removable record holder of ornamental form positioned in the cabinet at a slant behind said opening and resting on saidv shoulder and against the back and having openings 'for the insertion of different records; an electric light at the top of the cabinet positioned to illuminate the lsign and also the'record holder; and another electric light in said box.

2. In a display device, the combination With a cabinet having` an ornamental front with lan opening, a transparent sign above the opening, and a boX With a shoulder at the 10 back, behind the bottom of said opening; of

a bodily removable record holder of orna mental it'orin positioned in the cabinet at a slant behind said opening and resting on said shoulder and against the back and having openings orthe' insertion of different records; an electric light at the top of the cabinet positioned to illuminate the sign and also the record holder. Y

OWEN A. KENEFICK. 

